Novel Study Introductory Entry

Jasmine Sangha

English 12

Novel Study: Introductory Entry

The Kite Runner, a novel by Khaled Hosseini published in 2003, with 372 pages is about a Pashtun

boy named Amir from Kabul, who’s best friend is his fathers (Baba) servant’s son, Hassan. Amir and

Hassan are raised together in Amir’s house, they flew kites, played together, etc. Amir feels as if

Baba would prefer Hassan over him because his father believes that Amir is the cause for Baba’s

wife’s death. On the other hand, Rahim Khan, who is Baba’s best friend, wins Amir’s respect by

supporting Amir’s intentions to become a writer. After Amir wins a kite flying competition, Hassan

 runs to bring a kite back to Amir, but instead, Hassan is beaten brutally and raped by Assef in a quiet

street to protect Amir’s kite, but instead of helping, Amir doesn’t do anything and just stands there

and witnesses the tragedy. When the Russians invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Amir and Baba run to

Pakistan to protect themselves. Later on, in 1988, Amir and Baba both have a peaceful life in

California, and Amir graduated college and is married. Shortly after a while, when Baba dies, Amir

becomes a famous novelist and gets a phone call from Rahim Khan, who exposes secrets about his

family, forcing Amir to return back to his hometown for an adventure of redemption.



The Kite Runner Review online: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77203.The_Kite_Runner



Why I chose to read this book:

While going through the list of books that looked amazing to write a blog on, The Kite Runner caught

 my attention right away when I saw the title . I was hoping for a novel that would be addicting to

read, which I would resist putting down. It is very appealing for all sorts and varieties of reasons, not

only is it a best- selling novel, but it also revels the truth of friendships and life lessons. Another

reason why I decided  to chose this book was because after reading a short little summary of it on the

back, the book speaks of redemption, friendship, betrayal, forgiveness, love and compassion. The

sensitive and emotional  issues  that the author touched upon certain situations throughout the book

just makes the reader see life in a new perspective and a new vision. Before writing this blog I read a

 couple of pages from the book at the beginning, but not only the plot, but the way that the author had

 twisted and turned the events around and also his use of words was amazing. The last reason I chose

this book was because it just seemed interesting overall and I have read some other books by the

 same author and I’m just hoping that this one would be just as fun and addicting  to read as the ones I

previously read.